tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3327285018727055137..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: The Word From the NerdThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56717250100883171402017-01-25T17:56:28.975-08:002017-01-25T17:56:28.975-08:00I expect you're right, Cap. Royalties go with ...I expect you're right, Cap. Royalties go with ownership and the Tar Sands are definitely the property of the State of Alberta. That said I'm not aware of anything that could prevent Trudeau from directing the funds flowing into the federal treasury to specific policies and initiatives.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-3488702209575014252017-01-25T16:52:28.979-08:002017-01-25T16:52:28.979-08:00A small quibble, Mound. The federal government cer...A small quibble, Mound. The federal government certainly receives tax revenues from the oil and gas companies, but only the provinces receive royalties. It's been a while since I studied constitutional law, but I don't think Trudeau has any way of tying royalties to climate change programmes.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-62200176927198353082017-01-25T16:03:02.265-08:002017-01-25T16:03:02.265-08:00Sorry, Lorne, I should have got that. No excuses. ...Sorry, Lorne, I should have got that. No excuses. Well, maybe a couple. The fact is that Trudeau is opening taps he'll be unable to shut even if he was so inclined and I'm convinced he's not.<br /><br />He knows there's no means in hell to clean bitumen off the bottom of the Salish Sea. He knows how devastating a spill would be to coastal BC. He knows a spill is a matter of when and how often, not if. He stacks his personal political fortunes against that and, surprise, he wins. He's a duplicitous little shit, that's for sure.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-8638377957133278732017-01-25T14:33:32.562-08:002017-01-25T14:33:32.562-08:00I agree, Toby. Trudeau, following in the footsteps...I agree, Toby. Trudeau, following in the footsteps of Harper, is moving Canada from a country that's doing next to nothing to a nation that's bent on doing what it can to worsen the Earth's predicament. All his talk about phasing out oil - eventually - is pure bullshit. Like Trump, Trudeau depends on a field of Gullibillies. We don't have until "eventually" to act. His carbon tax nonsense won't offset the added GHGs from ramping up Tar Sands production. Worse yet, he isn't tying government royalties to climate change programmes for mitigation and adaptation. That's going right into the treasury, every dime of it. Which is all you need to know to understand that he's a fraud.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-59824214054068381142017-01-25T13:38:45.461-08:002017-01-25T13:38:45.461-08:00Trudeau's declarations of the need to get off ...Trudeau's declarations of the need to get off oil remind me of the young Augustine's, "Lord, give me chastity and continence but not yet." Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-36129551927409595402017-01-25T13:36:31.408-08:002017-01-25T13:36:31.408-08:00"Sometimes I think I am being clever, but it ..."Sometimes I think I am being clever, but it turns out I am a cult of one."<br /><br />I feel your pain ;-)Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-80032623778110826052017-01-25T12:24:01.929-08:002017-01-25T12:24:01.929-08:00I was just trying to archly remark on the disparit...I was just trying to archly remark on the disparity between Trudeau's pronouncements on climate change and the enthusiasm with which he is embracing pipeline building, Mound. The true believers. I think, will soon have their faith deeply shaken. I just thought that as he is exposed, (the emperor without clothes), he will likely prefer the warm winds that climate change provides rather that catch a chill. <br /><br />Sometimes I think I am being clever, but it turns out I am a cult of one.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-31883564107364483592017-01-25T10:24:52.071-08:002017-01-25T10:24:52.071-08:00Sorry, Lorne, but you've lost me.<br />Sorry, Lorne, but you've lost me.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-91940424306567178892017-01-25T10:18:54.560-08:002017-01-25T10:18:54.560-08:00Global warming will likely be a blessing for Trude...Global warming will likely be a blessing for Trudeau, Mound, since it is becoming increasingly apparent that the emperor has no clothes.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com